Pottsgrove Mansion
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Pottsgrove Manor
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Pottsgrove Manor, March 2011
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| Location | West of Pottstown on Benjamin Franklin Highway (High Street), Pottstown, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°14′52″N 75°39′35″W / 40.24778°N 75.65972°WCoordinates: 40°14′52″N 75°39′35″W / 40.24778°N 75.65972°W |
| Area | 3 acres (1.2 ha) |
| Built | 1752 |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Other, Early Georgian |
| NRHP reference # | 74001796 |
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| Added to NRHP | January 18, 1974 |
| Designated PHMC | September 25, 2000 |
Pottsgrove Manor, also known as the John Potts House, is a historic home located at Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1752 by John Potts (c. 1710 – 6 Jun 1768), and is a large two-story, rectangular, sandstone and fieldstone building in the Georgian style. It has a five-bay front facade, gable roof, and a center hall plan. The service wing was added 1790–1805, and the rebuilt east wing was built 1941–1952 during a restoration. It is open to the public as an 18th-century historic house museum owned by Montgomery County.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. It is located in the Old Pottstown Historic District.
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